Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[mr.moon1488]

It's strangely reassuring that I haven't been outside much save for work, exercising around the dorm buildings, and class once a week.

I've been lucky enough to have a light schedule this semester myself.

 

[No Ma'ams Land]

Saw this on le chan:

Wasn't sure on the accuracy so I tracked down this one's twitter:

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

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Sounds like Washington could be far more of a hotbed than previously thought.

 

[Eryngium]

Saw this on le chan:
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Wasn't sure on the accuracy so I tracked down this one's twitter:

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

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Sounds like Washington could be far more of a hotbed than previously thought.

I imagine that’s mirrored in a lot of areas right now, it just takes a death to draw attention to the afflicted.

 

[Bob's Fuckass Head]

Sweet sugar-frosted Christ, someone strapped a JATO to this thread while I was off helping the family get prepped over the past week.

We have to remember that technology, and medical science have come a long fucking way since the Spanish Flu, and once indomitable, and inescapable diseases like Small Pox, and Polio have been eradicated, if not outright cured.

I know my brother's words from my last post implied that we were screwed, but what he meant was that as soon as we actually figure out how the Coronavirus works, the sooner a cure can be made. The Coronavirus might be a dangerous foe, but it's nowhere near one we can't beat.

We just need to keep calm, use common sense, not jump to any outrageous conclusions, continue researching, and for fuck's sake, stop filling the thread with bullshit doomer posts about how "WE'RE ALL GUNNA DIE!".

Seriously, the posts were funny at first, and all the info on prepping was really useful, but now they're just super annoying. We're gonna be fine. We're gonna get through this. I know we are. Bat Soup Flu is not going to kill us all, and to think such a thing is exceptional.

I'll second the general confidence in the progress of medicine. I still have full use of both my eyes thanks to modern med - we just have to keep ourselves alive long enough for the Progress™ to happen.

Our new WaiFlu is a real libertine, highly infective with a long incubation time and asymptomatic transmission. For a lot of people, that means it will be very difficult (if not impractical) to avoid ever becoming infected. The next best goal is to avoid infection during the periods of greatest strain on medical resources and general infrastructure, which I think is feasible for those of us who have been planning and absorbing all the useful general info in this thread.

I mentioned way back in one of my previous posts that it's good to plan and prepare, but you have to limit the scope to what you can handle without becoming over-stressed. Ask people you know for help if necessary; getting help will ease the strain on yourself and possibly reinforce some social bonds at a crucial time. It's fairly well-known that excess stress can suppress your immune system, so we should all be looking to avoid that. Hard agree with @Jet Fuel Johnny on smiling at yourself in the mirror, or just making stupid faces. Little things like that help both your mind and your body.

It's good general life practice to have some kind of little stress management routine that you can call up whenever it's needed, ideally one that doesn't require any tools or setup. Humming a song, reciting plant facts, drawing a dick in your mind's eye, something you can do on the spur of the moment to help settle and focus yourself. Do current year burgerland families still practice disaster safety drills? I'm surprised how many tips and bits of info I retained from doing those when I was a wee faglet, and I'd hate for that body of knowledge to be lost.

The timing of the epidemic is particularly dire for Iran’s economy. As part of President Trump’s “maximum-pressure campaign,” the U.S. reimposed economic sanctions on Iran—and any foreign company or country that does business with it—in November, 2018. Iran’s economy contracted more than nine per cent last year. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, ten days ago, eleven countries, including major trading partners such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Turkey, have closed their borders to the Islamic Republic, according to Adnan Mazarei, an economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in Washington. “The entire Middle East region could soon be affected by Iran’s role as an epicenter of this contagion,” he wrote on Thursday. “The Middle East region will certainly be hit by a new round of downward pressure on oil prices on account of a decline in demand for oil by China and elsewhere,” he added. And China has accounted for a quarter of all Iranian trade.
Internal commerce is also likely to take a hit on the eve of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in three weeks. Nowruz is the country’s biggest holiday, and the ritual is to buy new clothes and toys—and to travel to the Caspian coast or other vacation spots to take a break from Iran’s mounting crises. The more that Nowruz celebrations are curtailed, the greater the danger for protests about the epidemic, global isolation, and unanticipated economic setbacks. Two waves of protests have challenged the regime since November.

I knew it was a safe assumption that Iran's economy was in the shitter, but I had no idea it was nine per cent in the shitter. Now I feel like a rætard for being sorta confused about the full extent of general unrest over there. Economy in shambles, trade's closed due to plague, and the clerics are telling people "it'll all be fine if you lick that shrine."

 

[BONE_Buddy]

Kim Jong Un tells officials that they will be dealt with harshly if Coronavirus is not contained kept out of the country:
Kim warns of 'serious consequences' if virus reaches North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned top party officials of the "serious consequences" of failing to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, state media reported Saturday.

The impoverished nation, with a weak and ill-equipped healthcare system, has closed its borders to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory.

Kim told a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea that the fight against the virus was a "crucial state affair for the defence of the people" that required maximum discipline, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"In case the infectious disease spreading beyond control finds its way into our country, it will entail serious consequences," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

Two senior officials -- party vice-chairmen Ri Man Gon and Pak Thae Dok -- were sacked, and a party unit disbanded for corruption, the report said, indicating that they may have been involved in graft linked with the anti-epidemic measures.

"No special cases must be allowed," he added, and ordered officials to "seal off all the channels and space through which the infectious disease may find its way".

Pyongyang has not reported a single case of COVID-19, which has killed more than 2,800 people and infected over 84,000 people in dozens of countries since it emerged in neighbouring China.

North Korea has banned tourists, suspended international trains and flights and placed hundreds of foreigners in quarantine to prevent an outbreak. It has also reportedly postponed the new school term.

With loudspeakers blaring hygiene messages, ambassadors locked in their compounds, and state media demanding "absolute obedience", North Korea's anti-coronavirus measures have been described as "unprecedented" by diplomats.

South Korea, meanwhile, is battling a major outbreak of the virus with more than 2,300 cases -- the highest number outside mainland China.

Germany's ambassador to the United Nations has said the Security Council would adopt humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions imposed on Pyongyang over its weapons programmes, and allow the export of equipment to help North Korea fight the coronavirus.

But "the problem is that right now the North Koreans closed the borders," Christoph Heusgen said Thursday after a closed-door Security Council meeting about the reclusive state.

The members of the Security Council called on North Korea "to allow this equipment in. So the population can be protected," he added, without elaborating on the type of equipment.

-End of Article-​

 

[Sissy Galvez]

Saw this on le chan:
View attachment 1167676

Wasn't sure on the accuracy so I tracked down this one's twitter:

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

User Trevor Bedford @trvrb on twitter detail by tweettool

tweettool.net

Sounds like Washington could be far more of a hotbed than previously thought.

I’ve been saying it in this thread for awhile. Planes from China were stopped too late and they allowed others from Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Japan to keep coming. People could easily hop over there and then fly direct to Seattle because there are too many damn Asians there and direct flights from Asia.

It’s really bad on the west coast and the reason why it’s bad is because the testing requirements were too strict and functional test kits were shipped too late and they authorized state labs too late.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Jesus it's exiting & scary at the same time.

My parents said there were lots of panic buys in Berlin yesterday. They coulnd't even find guinea pig food (!!). They went from shop to shop but it was sold out. Thank god they found some eventually. I'm concerned about all the poor pets who might have to starve to death.

I'm thinking about stocking on food & water too. Just in case.

 

[AMHOLIO]

Are people freaking worse than the standard cat 5 hurricane prep? (I lived there many years)

In my part of the state, the only people freaking out are healthcare workers, and that's because they have to be at the center of it all in a state full of old ass people. Walmart tonight looked like walmart every other night. I think people around my area will only start getting twitchy when the southeast gets some confirmed cases under its belt. (Which is funny since florida is super popular as a travel destination so we might be hit before Georgia or Alabama)

Matt McCarthy on Twitter

“BREAKING: Spike in influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in Chicago identified by sentinel reporting. Health officials scrambling to test for #coronavirus. This thing is about to explode.”

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Fuck not the shithole my grandma lives in it was inevitable, but you know.

Ed: spelling.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Kim Jong Un tells officials that they will be dealt with harshly if Coronavirus is not contained kept out of the country:
Kim warns of 'serious consequences' if virus reaches North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned top party officials of the "serious consequences" of failing to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, state media reported Saturday.

The impoverished nation, with a weak and ill-equipped healthcare system, has closed its borders to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory.

Kim told a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea that the fight against the virus was a "crucial state affair for the defence of the people" that required maximum discipline, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

"In case the infectious disease spreading beyond control finds its way into our country, it will entail serious consequences," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

Two senior officials -- party vice-chairmen Ri Man Gon and Pak Thae Dok -- were sacked, and a party unit disbanded for corruption, the report said, indicating that they may have been involved in graft linked with the anti-epidemic measures.

"No special cases must be allowed," he added, and ordered officials to "seal off all the channels and space through which the infectious disease may find its way".

Pyongyang has not reported a single case of COVID-19, which has killed more than 2,800 people and infected over 84,000 people in dozens of countries since it emerged in neighbouring China.

North Korea has banned tourists, suspended international trains and flights and placed hundreds of foreigners in quarantine to prevent an outbreak. It has also reportedly postponed the new school term.

With loudspeakers blaring hygiene messages, ambassadors locked in their compounds, and state media demanding "absolute obedience", North Korea's anti-coronavirus measures have been described as "unprecedented" by diplomats.

South Korea, meanwhile, is battling a major outbreak of the virus with more than 2,300 cases -- the highest number outside mainland China.

Germany's ambassador to the United Nations has said the Security Council would adopt humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions imposed on Pyongyang over its weapons programmes, and allow the export of equipment to help North Korea fight the coronavirus.

But "the problem is that right now the North Koreans closed the borders," Christoph Heusgen said Thursday after a closed-door Security Council meeting about the reclusive state.

The members of the Security Council called on North Korea "to allow this equipment in. So the population can be protected," he added, without elaborating on the type of equipment.

-End of Article-​

It's in NK. We know it's in NK. It leaked out that there were at least 5 cases in the two hospitals closest to the Chinese border. That it was crossing the Yalu River with smugglers. That was a day or two after China shut things down. Lil Kim did do the right thing and close his borders. But they've gotta be pretty well fucked. They cancelled their big annual military anniversary parade very early on. And there was talk of Army units compromised. Further Trumps little Rocket Man has been dead quiet lately. Beyond some polite backchannel thank yous when Trump reduced the sanctions to allow the Red Cross in to assist NK. You get this feeling that NK is going to look like that one episode of Babylon 5. The one where the Doctor cooks up the magic vacine, races it to the dying race, and he's already too late. Everybody is dead.

 

[Shield Breaker]

Shit might be getting real. Just a rumor, but that they're even putting this out there...

Spoiler: Shut it down?

New York Stock Exchange considers shutting trading floor amid coronavirus fears as Wall Street firms tell workers to prepare to work from home

Spoiler: Shut it down?

• The New York Stock Exchange is considering closing its trading floor amid concerns the conoravirus outbreak will spread into a wider pandemic
• Wall Street firms already have started restricting travel and advising workers they may have to work from home
• Most trading is done electronically and few traders actually still report to the trading floor, which is closed and will not reopen until Monday

The New York Stock Exchange is considering shutting its trading floor amid panic the spread of coronavirus could lead to a global economic disaster.
'NYSE preparing for possibility floor can't open amid panic,' Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino tweeted just before the markets closed on Friday.
Wall Street firms are also restricting travel and telling employees they may have to work from home, Gaparino said.

 <img id="i-36e2cd4e20380f81" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/22/25340224-8058017-image-a-6_1582930504635.jpg" height="262" width="634" alt="Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino tweeted about the possible closure of the trading floor just before markets closed on Friday" class="blkBorder img-share" /> 

Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino tweeted about the possible closure of the trading floor just before markets closed on Friday

 <img id="i-ba45134e799fcd4b" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/22/25340156-8058017-image-a-1_1582930267158.jpg" height="423" width="634" alt="The New York Stock Exchange is preparing for the chance that it may have to shut its trading floor amid a panic the coronavirus could spread into a wider pandemic. The exterior of the exchange is pictured on Manhattan's Wall Street Friday" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="true" data-id="0"></span><span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="false" data-id="0"></span>
The New York Stock Exchange is preparing for the chance that it may have to shut its trading floor amid a panic the coronavirus could spread into a wider pandemic. The exterior of the exchange is pictured on Manhattan's Wall Street Friday

 <img id="i-42f310f8913bdd30" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/22/25340138-8058017-image-a-3_1582930280178.jpg" height="424" width="634" alt="The exchange is considering its options as worries over the virus becoming a pandemic could lead to a financial economic disaster. Traders are pictured during the opening bell" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="true" data-id="0"></span><span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="false" data-id="0"></span>
The exchange is considering its options as worries over the virus becoming a pandemic could lead to a financial economic disaster. Traders are pictured during the opening bell

 <img id="i-541a88e53d863f62" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/23/25340140-8058017-image-a-15_1582932415395.jpg" height="424" width="634" alt="Traders are pictured on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, which is now closed and is not expected to reopen until Monday" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="true" data-id="0"></span><span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="false" data-id="0"></span>
Traders are pictured on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, which is now closed and is not expected to reopen until Monday

 <img id="i-75b615f8c03e8d82" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/22/25340154-8058017-image-a-4_1582930298705.jpg" height="423" width="634" alt="A tourist is spotted wearing a anti-viral mask outside the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street firms have begun restricting travel and telling employees they may have to work from home" class="blkBorder img-share" /> 

A tourist is spotted wearing a anti-viral mask outside the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street firms have begun restricting travel and telling employees they may have to work from home
A spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com that 'NYSE is carefully monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and has robust contingency plans, tested regularly, to enable continuous operation of the NYSE exchanges should any facilities be impacted.'

 <img id="i-37e1e680b9972f2a" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/29/00/25342396-8058017-image-a-4_1582934995748.jpg" height="137" width="306" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="true" data-id="0"></span><span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="false" data-id="0"></span>

The exchange floor was shut down after markets closed Friday, and was not expected to reopen until Monday.

US stock indexes fell sharply again on Friday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak raised the alarm for a possible global recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial average was down 357 points at the closing bell, or 1.4 percent, marking seven straight days of losses and the biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis

 <img id="i-e0aa53d05bc9a922" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/23/25340148-8058017-image-a-7_1582931303625.jpg" height="423" width="634" alt="A board from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. US stock indexes fell sharply again as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak raised the alarm for a possible global recession" class="blkBorder img-share" /> <span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="true" data-id="0"></span><span class="fr-marker" style="display: none; line-height: 0;" data-type="false" data-id="0"></span>

A board from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. US stock indexes fell sharply again as the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak raised the alarm for a possible global recession.

 <img id="i-42c45bc48283f40f" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/28/23/25340220-8058017-image-a-8_1582932358672.jpg" height="524" width="634" alt="The Dow Jones Industrial average was down 357 points at the closing bell, or 1.4 percent, marking seven straight days of losses and the biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis" class="blkBorder img-share" /> 

The Dow Jones Industrial average was down 357 points at the closing bell, or 1.4 percent, marking seven straight days of losses and the biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis

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Investors are reeling after virus fears wiped nearly $3 trillion off the combined market value of S&P 500 companies this week, with the index confirming its fastest correction in history in volatile trading on Thursday.
Globally, some $6 trillion, or about 10 percent, has been erased from stock values as markets in Asia and Europe plunged on fears that the outbreak will shrivel corporate profits there. At their heart, stock prices are determined by expectations of a company's future profits.
Even as the outbreak eases in China, investors have been rattled by the rapid spread of the disease in other countries, which now account for about three-quarters of new infections.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was prepared to cut interest rates as necessary to help cushion the economy against the effects of the spreading virus.
'The fundamentals of the US economy remain strong,' he said in a statement released on Friday. 'However, the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity.'
'The Federal Reserve is closely monitoring developments and their implications for the economic outlook,' he said. 'We will use our tools and act as appropriate to support the economy.'

I say shut it down until people have a good idea of what is going on. Maybe by then Bernie also won't be the front runner, curing both of the markets fears.

 

[Underestimated Nutria]

Warning: slight power level

I have to take a few different drugs and I'm concerned about not being able to fill them on time. These are drugs that I can't just quite cold turkey. Even tapering down conservatively is a nightmare.

Can anyone in the medical industry weigh in on which drugs are most at risk? I'm mostly worried about benzodiazepines and stimulants. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is complete hell, and even having to go without a few days while the pharmacy plays catch up is long enough to risk seizures. This as well as stimulants like vyvanse or adderall.

I would wager more than a few kiwis might take one of these too. I know adderall gets a bad rap here, but there are conditions that absolutely require it as treatment, and not just to study for finals. I know people on benzos that are absolutely homicidal if they miss even a day.

Should I call up my doc and ask for early refills? Several of these meds are controlled substances, so I'm really doubtful they would provide a script. I dont want to come off as paranoid either, since my doc is a boomer and I'm quite sure he would see it as that.

We thankfully have prepped for nearly a month now, long before Amazon started delays and certain resources were bought in bulk off shelves. Got ourselves a respirator each with 2 filters. Someone earlier claimed that they can be washed and reused, but I lost the page. Any truth to that?

Lots of great advice in this thread already, but I recommend going through each room in the house, think of what you do in each room, what you need to accomplish those chores. Look at each object. Are you low on anything? Do you have two months' supply worth of it? What are going to be in most demand, should the local stores delay restocking?

I'm sure most of you all are already thinking about your dogs... remember to stock up on treats and chew toys. If shit gets bad you might not be as eager to go for walks, especially if you aren't in a rural area. Those pups need to let their wiggles out somehow, and sometimes just teaching your dog tricks and keeping its mind active is just as fun for them.

In my country, there's a website that allows you to track medicine shortages, etc. Should be something similar in the US or where you are, surely? So far business as usual where I live, at any rate (there's always 100+ medications in shortage or completely out here ... )

You'd think a drug that's as easy to synthesise (and from such common reagents) as valium or adderall would never run out, but my country is out of adrenaline, so common sense doesn't mean much, I guess.

 

[Sissy Galvez]

It's in NK. We know it's in NK. It leaked out that there were at least 5 cases in the two hospitals closest to the Chinese border. That it was crossing the Yalu River with smugglers. That was a day or two after China shut things down. Lil Kim did do the right thing and close his borders. But they've gotta be pretty well fucked. They cancelled their big annual military anniversary parade very early on. And there was talk of Army units compromised. Further Trumps little Rocket Man has been dead quiet lately. Beyond some polite backchannel thank yous when Trump reduced the sanctions to allow the Red Cross in to assist NK. You get this feeling that NK is going to look like that one episode of Babylon 5. The one where the Doctor cooks up the magic vacine, races it to the dying race, and he's already too late. Everybody is dead.

Imagine if coronachan takes care of lil’ Kimmy and the Ayatollah.

 

[Shroom King]

I looked at the French institute's website that helped build the lab in Wuhan, and there is no mention of covid or corona virus on their website (that I could find anyway, their website is not user-friendly at all). Usually, in such a scenario, you make some sort of boilerplate press release saying that you "are cooperating with authorities, etc."

I find this lack of transparency disturbing. Are they in on this?

They stopped Ebola-chan on her last tour in Africa, so that means they probably have a drug-resistant strain of Ebola locked away somewhere.

I am archiving a press release from their website where they received a major award from the Chinese government in connection with the Wuhan lab in 2018 before it gets memory-holed.

Alain Mérieux receives the prestigious Chinese Reform Friendship Awar…

archived 1 Mar 2020 07:49:02 UTC

archive.li

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

The ending of the Planet of the Apes movie from 2011 has become a bit more creepy now.

 

[jjabramsisdumb]

Imagine if coronachan takes care of lil’ Kimmy and the Ayatollah.

And the High Priest to the Whore of Babylon, his catholic “holiness”.

Jesus it's exiting & scary at the same time.

My parents said there were lots of panic buys in Berlin yesterday. They coulnd't even find guinea pig food (!!). They went from shop to shop but it was sold out. Thank god they found some eventually. I'm concerned about all the poor pets who might have to starve to death.

I'm thinking about stocking on food & water too. Just in case.

Raising guinea pigs as meat isn’t a bad idea actually

 

[Thiletonomics]

I'm still wondering what would happen to Venezuela if Corona-chan decides to give them a visit (has it yet?), given their ties that they had (do they still have them?) to China, the abysmal state of health care there, the Maduro still being in power there, you name it.

 

[UntimelyDhelmise]

As has been discussed earlier in this thread, I think I've met a nice balance of being concerned/maintaining awareness (I follow this thread daily), but not spiraling into a state of panic. If anything, this whole mess has paradoxically given me a boost in optimism for the future, a feeling I rarely have these days. I guess the takeaway is hope shines brightest in the darkest of nights.

 

[AltisticRight]

Huanggang, Hubei never ceases to amaze people with new lows.
Huangmei suburb gave 14 families, total of 22 people "Hydrogen dioxide disinfection tablets", all 22 are poisoned and hospitalised.
Leaders of the suburb required these people to drink the poisonous disinfectants, they had to do it in front of officials and photos were taken.

【#湖北黄梅县22人误服消毒片#？官方回应：确有发生，正在调查】2月29日晚，网上传出一份疑似黄冈市人民政府发往各县的电报，其中内容为，黄冈市黄梅县黄梅镇向窑村一组村民14户22人，误食镇疫情防控指挥部下发的二氧化氯环境消毒片（俗称“泡腾片”），等级为“特急、明电”，落款日期为2月28日。3月1日，黄梅县委宣传部向封面新闻证实，确实发生一起误食“消毒片”中毒事件，目前警方正在调查，详情将在近期通报。

2月29日晚，与“电报”同时传出的，还有一份群聊天截图，多位群友讨论称，黄梅县人民医院护士称“正在抢救一批中毒的人，一个村20多个人，喝了消毒水，说村干部发的，还要当面喝。”另一位群友补充称：“口服过程中，组长还要拍照留痕迹记录。”

2月29日晚、3月1日上午，封面新闻记者致电黄梅县疫情防控指挥部，工作人员均表示，没有听说中毒事件发生，“我们是轮班，可能前面的同事接到了，我们不清楚。”

3月1日上午，黄梅县人民医院多个渠道证实，确实处理了一批中毒患者，“已经在我院急诊科处理了”。该医院办公室也表示，此事确实发生，但是具体人数、中毒情况尚不清楚。

3月1日上午，黄梅县委宣传部回复封面新闻记者称，确实发生了这样一起中毒事件，具体情况正在调查，“近两天将进行情况通报。”（封面新闻）

29/02/2020: Screenshot of online discussion claiming Huangmei suburb, town of 20 drank disinfectants, poisoned...
29/02/2020-01/03/2020: Huangmei disease control officials contacted, claimed they didn't see shit, but "we work on a rotating schedule, so we don't really know".
01/03/2020: Huangmei hospital affiliates leaked information regarding to a sizeable group of poisoned people. Case is severe, they are being looked after, we don't know how many were poisoned, and why.
01/03/2020: Local journalist verified the case and claims they are looking into it, will report in 2 days.

Drink bleach to pwn the virus, take that Coronachan.

Yunnan guy stabbed 2 medical professionals to death, got the death penalty.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

People were bringing up ways to stress out less during this with all these news stories coming out rapidly with sensationalist stories.
I recommend watching tons of comedy movies. That's a good distraction if you want a break.

 

[Angry New Ager]

It's in NK. We know it's in NK. It leaked out that there were at least 5 cases in the two hospitals closest to the Chinese border. That it was crossing the Yalu River with smugglers. That was a day or two after China shut things down. Lil Kim did do the right thing and close his borders. But they've gotta be pretty well fucked. They cancelled their big annual military anniversary parade very early on. And there was talk of Army units compromised. Further Trumps little Rocket Man has been dead quiet lately. Beyond some polite backchannel thank yous when Trump reduced the sanctions to allow the Red Cross in to assist NK. You get this feeling that NK is going to look like that one episode of Babylon 5. The one where the Doctor cooks up the magic vacine, races it to the dying race, and he's already too late. Everybody is dead.

Oh yeah, the Wu Flu is definitely in Best Korea; there was no keeping it out. What Lil' Kim actually cares about, however, is that Corona-chan not make her appearance in Pyongyang, or along the southern border, where foreigners might get a chance to see just how ill-equipped NK is to deal with it. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't even want the residents of Pyongyang to know about its progress.

So his strategy for managing the epidemic, I expect, is quarantine lockdowns, further restrictions on both internal travel and the flow of information, and severe punishments for individuals who "spread rumors" about the spread of the disease, the death toll, and the total inability for medical personnel to do anything about it. In NK, people are encouraged to report others' offenses against the state, no matter how minor. So when you do get snitched on for telling the truth about how many are dead in your town or province, or how there is no medical care available, the government will not just punish you, but also your family, across three generations. That's a pretty strong incentive to keep one's mouth shut.

Kim Jong-un is okay with the populations of smaller towns and cities and rural areas ending up decimated by the coronavirus; after all, this is the guy whose father let millions of his own subjects starve to death back in the '90s, rather than lose face by admitting there was a famine and requesting aid from the international community. He's going to follow Kim Jong-il's example, here. And, in the meantime,he's going to keep up the best front possible from Pyongyang.

But the work of maintaining quarantine and keeping people silenced (or, perhaps, going ahead and silencing them permanently) has no doubt fallen to the army, thus they are spread too thin to put on a proper military display this year. And yes, a lot of those soldiers have probably fallen ill, or been directly exposed to ill people, and thus can't be allowed into Pyongyang for fear of infecting others.

"It's always far, far worse than you could ever have imagined" is pretty much the phrase to keep in mind when looking at North Korea. Someday, we'll get stories about this epidemic from people who lived and escaped to tell about it, and I have no doubt they will be absolutely horrifying.